"Episode 1 (Coronation Street) The first episode of the British television soap opera ""Coronation Street"" was broadcast live on the 9 December 1960, it was broadcast in black-and-white. Episode 2 was video taped shortly after the airing. The series first introduces Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge), who has bought up the local Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin (Maudie Edwards), who has now retired after working there for many years. Elsie warns Florrie about the residents and stays around to show her the tricks of the trade. At No. 11, Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) berates her 18-year-old son Dennis (Philip Lowrie), who"
"blue tie and black shoes with white gaiters. Alternative costumes are rarely seen in the series, except a running outfit. His tailor, Wallace Cripps, own a shop on Savile Row. His shoemaker, Italian Battistoli's, is based near Oxford Street. Cross drives a Bentley car and smokes a pipe, only the Navy Cut, from the Dunhill's house of Jermyn Street prepares for him; in the animated series, he does not smoke either cigar, cigarettes or pipes. There are small differences between the comics and the series with Carland Cross' personality. In the former, he is a composed, generous, honest, intelligent, methodical,"
"H. Huntsman & Sons H. Huntsman & Sons (known as Huntsman of Savile Row) is a high-end fashion house and tailor located at No. 11 Savile Row, London. It is known for its English bespoke menswear tailoring, cashmere ready-to-wear collections, and leather accessories. In 1886, the company earned its first Royal Warrant as Leather Breeches Maker to HRH the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). This was followed by that of HRH Prince Albert, Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria in 1888. In September 2017, Huntsman served as the inspiration for Matthew Vaughn's blockbuster movie . Founded in"
"whether Samantha Cameron, wife of then-Prime Minister David Cameron, should work at a company that pays little to no corporate tax in the UK. Smythson Frank Smythson Ltd., more simply known as Smythson , of Bond Street is a British manufacturer of luxury stationery, leather goods, diaries, and fashion products based in London, England. Smythson opened his first shop on 29 September 1887 at 133, New Bond Street, London. The current flagship store is located at 40 New Bond Street, London. Clients have included the current Royal Family, Queen Victoria and many other now deceased royals, many UK Politicians and"
"a symbol of Manchester. In 2012 the company was fined following mishandling of asbestos by contractors during renovations to the roof. Corgi received a Royal Warrant from HRH The Prince of Wales in 1989. Corgi Socks Corgi Socks is the trading name of Corgi Hosiery Limited, a manufacturer of luxury socks and knitwear in hand-knitted wool, cotton and cashmere. Its factory is located in Ammanford, Wales, UK where it currently employs around 50 people. The business is a subsidiary of Dewhurst Dent Plc, owners of Dents. It has a reputation as a manufacturer of luxury socks and its customers include"
"Lurex Lurex is the registered brand name of The Lurex Company, Ltd. for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The yarn is made from synthetic film, onto which a metallic aluminium, silver, or gold layer has been vaporised. ""Lurex"" may also refer to cloth created with the yarn. Hugo Wolfram, father of mathematician Stephen Wolfram, served as Managing Director of the Lurex Company; he was also author of three novels. Lurex has been a popular material for movie and television costumes. For example, the bodysuit worn by actress Julie Newmar as Catwoman in the ""Batman"" TV series of"
"Gwen Matthewman Gwen Matthewman (1927 — 6 March 2014 (aged 86)) born in Streethouse, later of Featherstone, was an English Guinness World Record holder in knitting between 1980 and 2005. In 1968 her knitting technique was analysed by Japanese professors in Tokyo. Before Apollo 11's departure for the moon Gwen knitted a sweater for Neil Armstrong, and received a letter of receipt from Robert R. Gilruth, the director of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center. The sweater is held at the Ohio History Center. A copy of this sweater was worn by Danny Lloyd in the role of Danny Torrance in Stanley"
"customer who is a nobleman comes in their shop. The nobleman outlines strict conditions for the construction of a pair of thick leather boots: they should not lose shape nor become loose at the seams for a year, or else he would have Simon arrested. When Simon gives to Michael the leather that the nobleman had given them to use, Michael appears to stare beyond the nobleman's shoulder and smiles for the second time since he has been there. As Michael cuts and sews the leather, instead of making thick leather boots, he makes a pair of soft leather slippers."
"Brook Street, London in the district of Mayfair. Tom Cussons is best known for manufacturing Imperial Leather soap. However he also manufactured a number of soaps which have since been discontinued. These included Apple Blossom, Linden Blossom, Lilac Blossom and Blue Hyacinth, and beautiful rose perfumed soap that led to the naming of the famous Wendy Cussons Rose. The rose was bred by C. Gregory & Son of Nottingham, and was intended to be named after Tom's daughter Marjorie, but instead she asked for it to be named after her brother's wife, Wendy as she bore the name Cussons. The"
"as for designers like Burberry and Thom Browne. In 2015 the business expanded with a 3000 sq ft extension and new knitting machines. Corgi uses many older machines in its manufacturing, including rare 125-year-old Griswold hand-knitting machines, and links the toes of its socks by hand using traditional methods. Knitwear is hand-framed and intricate intarsia designs can be created. It is reported that the Queen buys her socks from Corgi, and Prince George has a jumper made by the company. To raise funds for those impacted by the 2017 Manchester Bomb, socks decorated with bees were made – bees being"
"Street hat salon closed. Philip Somerville Philip Douglas Frank Somerville (12 February 1930 – 14 September 2014) was an English milliner – partly trained in Auckland – who had a salon in London. He is widely known for hats worn by the Queen – from whom he held a Royal Warrant – and Diana, Princess of Wales. He also created headgear worn by two James Bond villainesses. His obituary in ""The Sunday Times"" said of his influence on Princess Diana's fashion sense: ""he helped to mould her style – and with it the country's taste in hats"". The son of"
"Gerard Ettinger Gerard Ettinger (29 December 1909 – 30 June 2002) was the founder of the British designer and manufacturer of luxury leather goods G Ettinger Ltd, as well as a German film producer. Born on 29 December 1909 in Posen, Prussia (now Poland), the son of a military outfitter whose customers included the eldest son of the Kaiser and Hindenburg, Ettinger moved to Berlin with his family after the First World War. He moved to Rome at the age of 18, then later returned to Germany where he worked for a film company. After he was dismissed in 1933"
"based in Somerset, started production. It was formally named 'The Willows' in March 2014, after the nearby Willow Man sculpture. Mulberry (company) Mulberry is a luxury fashion company founded in the United Kingdom in 1971, known internationally for its leather goods. The company was founded in 1971 by Roger Saul and his mother Joan, and in 1973 they opened a factory in Chilcompton, Somerset, England. The area was already established for leather fabrication, notably by Clarks shoes. Mulberry established itself as a British lifestyle brand, noted for its leather poacher bags including the binocular bag and dispatch bag. The range"
"Philip Somerville Philip Douglas Frank Somerville (12 February 1930 – 14 September 2014) was an English milliner – partly trained in Auckland – who had a salon in London. He is widely known for hats worn by the Queen – from whom he held a Royal Warrant – and Diana, Princess of Wales. He also created headgear worn by two James Bond villainesses. His obituary in ""The Sunday Times"" said of his influence on Princess Diana's fashion sense: ""he helped to mould her style – and with it the country's taste in hats"". The son of a shoe repairer, Philip"
"drawing cavemen, he's drawing Wallace & Gromit ... I absolutely assume he will do another, but not a feature. I think he found it was too much. I think he liked the half-hour format."" The original voice of Wallace, Peter Sallis, died on 2 June 2017 at the age of 96. Wallace lives at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, along with his dog Gromit. His surname is never given. He usually wears a white shirt, brown wool trousers, a green knitted pullover, and a red tie. He is fond of cheese, especially Wensleydale, and crackers. Nick Park, his creator, said:"
"Cambridge Satchel Company The Cambridge Satchel Company is a British company that produces satchels and other leather goods. The company was founded in 2008, in Cambridge, England, by Julie Deane and her mother Freda Thomas as a way to pay private school fees for Deane's children. She had been looking for a durable, timeless schoolbag for her children, describing her goal as ""what Harry and Hermione would have used at Hogwarts"" and telling her children ""Harry Potter. I am telling you that is a boy that would have had a satchel with that Hogwarts school uniform."" Her colourful handmade leather"
"Nolan Miller Nolan Bertrandoff Miller (January 8, 1933 – June 7, 2012) was an American fashion and jewelry designer on QVC and a television costume designer best known for his work on the long-running 1980s series ""Dynasty"", its spin-off series ""The Colbys"" and the 1991 miniseries """". He collaborated on many projects with television producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer, including ""Charlie's Angels"", ""The Love Boat"", ""Fantasy Island"", ""Hotel"", and ""Vega$"". Nolan later stated, ""When I was about in the 5th or the 6th grade I made up my mind I fell in love with movies and I thought"
"2010. Cohn is fictionalized in Derek McCormack's 2003 novella ""The Haunted Hillbilly"". Nudie Cohn Nuta Kotlyarenko (December 15, 1902 – May 9, 1984), known professionally as Nudie Cohn, was an American tailor who designed decorative rhinestone-covered suits, known popularly as ""Nudie Suits"", and other elaborate outfits for some of the most famous celebrities of his era. He also became famous for his outrageous customized automobiles. Kotlyarenko was born in Kiev on December 15, 1902, to a Ukrainian Jewish family. To escape the pogroms of Czarist Russia, his parents sent him at age 11, with his brother, Julius, to America. For"
"and joined the milliner Otto Lucas as sales manager and assistant. Somerville began designing hats for the Otto Lucas brand and, after Lucas was killed in 1971 in a plane crash, set up in business for himself. He supplied London stores such as Harrods, as well as exclusive retailers in New York City, before opening his own store in Bond Street for bespoke and private clients in 1987. Later, his premises moved to Chiltern Street, Marylebone. The Queen became a Somerville client in the early 1980s and, during the height of this design relationship, he was supplying her with around"
"Magnus Walker Magnus Walker (born July 7, 1967), nicknamed the Urban Outlaw, is a British fashion designer and car collector. After emigrating to the United States in 1986, he established the Serious Clothing Brand, which was worn by the likes of Madonna, Alice Cooper, and Bruce Willis. Having been fascinated with Porsche since childhood, he started collecting and customising vintage Porsches, mostly of the 911 model. After the documentary ""Urban Outlaw"" about his life and fascination with Porsche was shown at the 2012 Raindance Film Festival, he became one of the world's most visible faces of the Porsche and car"
"movie stars to Kensington Market. The Jolly Boy stall sold the fabulous shoes and as quickly as they were picked up from the factory they were sold. On 4 May 1970, his father was killed after being accidentally electrocuted in his factory. Terry de Havilland did not abandon the brand and went on to open their own store ‘Cobblers to the World’ on the Kings Road in 1972, and the company was now doing fourteen trade shows a year. He was making shoes for everyone from Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Show to leather thigh high boots for Jackie"
"men. Cambridge Satchel Company The Cambridge Satchel Company is a British company that produces satchels and other leather goods. The company was founded in 2008, in Cambridge, England, by Julie Deane and her mother Freda Thomas as a way to pay private school fees for Deane's children. She had been looking for a durable, timeless schoolbag for her children, describing her goal as ""what Harry and Hermione would have used at Hogwarts"" and telling her children ""Harry Potter. I am telling you that is a boy that would have had a satchel with that Hogwarts school uniform."" Her colourful handmade"
"Lance Clark Lancelot Pease Clark (30 April 1936 – 27 February 2018), was an English shoemaker, businessman, and member of the Clark family, which is the majority owner of shoe retailer Clarks. Clark was born in Street, Somerset into the sixth generation of the Clarks shoemaking family. He was educated at Leighton Park School and New College Oxford. While working in the family business, he was managing director of Clarks UK, prior to the business being placed under non-family management. He is credited with the creation of the Wallabee shoe in 1965. After retiring from Clarks, Clark went on to"
"the cover of his 1996 ""Ironman"" album. His 2008 compilation album was also called ""The Wallabee Champ"". In the cult TV series, ""Breaking Bad"", lead character Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) morphs from a bland high school chemistry teacher into an all-powerful drug kingpin with trademark pork pie hat, black sunglasses and goatee, but he still wears Wallabees, just about the only shoe he wears from the beginning of the five-season series until its completion. The Shoe Museum was established in 1950 by Laurence Barber at 40 High Street near the Clark's headquarters in Street, Somerset. Today the museum"
"2015. She along with him designed for and managed Serious Clothing and had the idea of buying the property that would turn into his film venture. He is now romantically involved with Bloomberg cars editor Hannah Elliott. Magnus Walker Magnus Walker (born July 7, 1967), nicknamed the Urban Outlaw, is a British fashion designer and car collector. After emigrating to the United States in 1986, he established the Serious Clothing Brand, which was worn by the likes of Madonna, Alice Cooper, and Bruce Willis. Having been fascinated with Porsche since childhood, he started collecting and customising vintage Porsches, mostly of"
"Hadfields Limited Hadfields Limited of Hecla and East Hecla Sheffield, Yorkshire was a British manufacturer of special steels in particular manganese alloys (which were discovered by the founder's son and often known as Hadfield steel) and the manufacture of steel castings. There was a very heavy involvement in the armaments industry, in the production of shells and armour plate steel. In 1977 Hadfields became part of Tiny Rowland's Lonrho. The over-capacity of Britain's steel industry forced the closure of the Leeds Road plant in June 1981 and the East Hecla workforce was much reduced. Lonrho finally closed the last part"
"Cath Kidston Catherine Isabel Audrey ""Cath"" Kidston, MBE, (born 6 November 1958) is an English fashion designer, businesswoman and author whose company, Cath Kidston Limited sells home furnishings and related goods through shops, online and by mail order. She is particularly known for her nostalgic floral patterns and has also published a number of books. Kidston's grandfather Glen Kidston was a successful racing driver for Bentley in the 1920s, who was married to Nancie, Samantha Cameron's paternal grandmother. Kidston's uncle is the former chairman of Christie's, Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip and his daughters, television presenters, Kirstie Allsopp and"
"in the movie ""A Hard Day's Night"". Douglas Millings Arnold ""Dougie"" Millings born 30 July 1913 in Manchester; died 20 September 2001 in London was a London-based tailor known as ""the Beatles' tailor"". Millings' shop was located on 63 Old Compton Street in Soho and began designing for British pop stars such as Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, and Adam Faith in the early 1960s and made the collarless suits the Beatles wore on their first American tour in 1964 as well as the stage suits for the movie ""Help!"". Millings made more than 500 outfits for the band. Millings had"
"Cheshire, near to Manchester Airport and Ballacotch Manor in the Isle of Man. Leslie Cussons Leslie Cussons (13 January 1907 – 6 September 1963). Born in Swinton, near Salford, Lancashire, England to Alexander Tom Cussons (1875–1951) and his wife Emily Jane Cussons (née Kidd, 1875–1957). Leslie was the Chairman of Cussons Sons & Co, the largest independent soap manufacturer in Britain. Leslie continued manufacturing of the famous brand Cussons Imperial Leather. Leslie worked at the Cussons Company from 1924 until his death in 1963. In 1951 Leslie succeeded his father to become chairman of the Cussons Company. Leslie oversaw the"
"Alfred Dunhill Ltd. Alfred Dunhill Limited (known and stylised as dunhill) is a British luxury goods brand, specialising in ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke menswear, leather goods, and accessories. The company is based in London, where it also owns and operates a leather workshop. The company is currently owned by Richemont Holdings (UK) Limited and managed by CEO Andrew Maag. The business was developed by Alfred Dunhill after he inherited his father's saddlery business on London's Euston Road at the age of 21 in 1893. Alfred Dunhill, responding to the growing demand for automobiles at this time, developed a line of"
"to London he was commissioned by Asprey to procure luxury leather goods, which were then scarce. Ettinger goods were made in London and Walsall, and imported from continental Europe. By the 1970s most of the firm's output was produced under contract for branded retailers such as Harrods. Ettinger continued to work until he was 91; he died at the age of 92 on 30 June 2002. Gerard Ettinger Gerard Ettinger (29 December 1909 – 30 June 2002) was the founder of the British designer and manufacturer of luxury leather goods G Ettinger Ltd, as well as a German film producer."
"SHIELDS. They have two sons named Sam and Jamie. Her brothers are musicians Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine and Jimi Shields, best known for his work in Rollerskate Skinny. Her sister, Anne Marie, has worked extensively in the music industry and has managed the tours of their brothers' respective bands. Her other sister, Siobhan, is a montessori professional and seasoned lecturer. Eileen Shields Eileen Shields (Born 1970 in New York City) is a footwear designer and owner of the ""EILEEN SHIELDS"" label and the Dublin-based store/gallery “5 Scarlet Row”. She has been a featured designer at Harvey Nichols in"
"the past pieces have been made in collaboration with Scott Henshall, the British Museum, Tate Gallery, National Gallery and Smithsonian Institutions. Presently the company holds licenses with Historic Royal Palaces, Gordon Castle, and Matthew Williamson Halcyon Days (company) Halcyon Days Ltd is a British retailer of luxury goods including enamel products, fine bone china, crystal, cashmere, leather and silk. The company operates its primary retail store at The Royal Exchange in London, with the company’s administrative HQ in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and its enamel production facility situated at its Strawberry site in the West Midlands, England. Products can be purchased"